Daily Baseball Quiz

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Today's theme is: First Basemen

1. Who is Mark Grace's favorite player?
   1. Lou Gehrig
   2. Keith Hernandez
   3. Derrek Lee
   4. Eddie Murray
   5. George Sisler

2. Who is the first American League player to hit all of his six career grand slams in one season?
   1. Lou Gehrig
   2. Jim Gentile
   3. Kent Hrbek
   4. Don Mattingly
   5. Mark McGwire

3. Who holds the single season record for most RBI by a first baseman?
   1. Lou Gehrig
   2. Hank Greenburg
   3. Ryan Howard
   4. Willie McCovey
   5. George Sisler

4. Who was the first athlete to appear on a box of Wheaties?
   1. Cap Anson
   2. Frank Chance
   3. Lou Gehrig
   4. Hank Greenburg
   5. George Sisler

5. Who holds the single season record for most runs scored by a first baseman?
   1. Cap Anson
   2. Jimmie Foxx
   3. Lou Gehrig
   4. Hank Greenburg
   5. George Sisler

6. Who is the first National League first baseman to have 180 assists in one season?
   1. Orlando Cepeda
   2. Mark Grace
   3. Keith Hernandez
   4. Ed Konetchy
   5. Wes Parker

7. Who in 1960 set a record of 16 consecutive games with at least one assist by a first baseman?
   1. Julio Becquer
   2. Orlando Cepeda
   3. Norm Cash
   4. Jim Gentile
   5. Vic Power

8. Who was the first first baseman to have eight unassisted double plays in one season?
   1. Jim Bottomley
   2. Andrés Galarraga
   3. John Olerud
   4. Vic Power
   5. Mickey Vernon

9. Who is the career leader in errors by a first baseman?
   1. Cap Anson
   2. Bill Buckner
   3. Hal Chase
   4. Alex McKinnon
   5. Mickey Vernon

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